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I have just seen the movie The Legend of Bagger Vance. One scene keeps replaying in my mind. Junuh, portrayed by Matt Damon, was engaged in a drinking spree. He told a 10 year old Hardy the merits of being a drunk. In essence, Junuh admits that with each gulp, thousands of brain cells die among the billions. But.... The first cells that die are the sad cells so that in drink, one finds happiness. The next to go are the quiet cells, so naturally, one can only get loud and louder. Then goes the stupid cells, so that even in loud drunkeness, there are remarkable utterances of lucid wisdom. It is not because of these perks that men become drunks. Among the last brain cells to die are the memory cells. Now Junuh says, these ones are tough and just can't seem to let go, continuing to torment and drive one to drown in intoxication.

Hmmmm....